Ginevra Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 DH is on his way to Oshkosh, WI, to show off his magnificent homebuilt airplane, so I am debating getting Chinese take-out, which he generally does not love and only grudgingly agrees to when home. Initially, though, I was going to frugally use up my glut of eggs in a quiche - another dinner I don’t often make much when he is home because it is low on his preference. (And DS18 does not like it much, either.) But - eh. I want the night off from cooking and Chinese sounds good to me. So, yes or no? ? Also, is there a Chinese (American-style Chinese) dish you always get? I might go out on a limb and order something I usually don’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I like fried rice with chicken or shrimp and no peas and carrots. I also like that brown sauce with cashew chicken. Dh likes sweet and sour breaded chicken but we only have one place that does it right and we have to pick up not deliver if we order from there. We all like fried dumplings and crab rangoon (dd can't have the cr because of dairy). I like spring rolls over egg rolls because they are lighter and crunchier. Gosh, Chinese sounds wonderful! lol We are having pizza because dd isn't here and we can eat cheese. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Yes. I'm boring and generally get orange, cashew, or General Tso's chicken with crab rangoon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I am also. It's been a crazy week and a crazy day. So, my vote is yes! Get those cream cheese won tons - well worth it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFG Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Yes, of course order Chinese. I like pork lo mein. Dh and I went to an Indian lunch buffet today and that was wonderful also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I can't eat Chinese take-out (because of gluten), so you need to eat my share. I would like General Tso's chicken, fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, sweet and sour pork, white rice, and some of those lovely doughnuts that I've seen on the buffets. Basically, all of it. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 You should absolutely get Chinese food! I always just get pork fried rice or mushu (mooshoo? I don't know how to spell it and am too lazy to look it up) pork. Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Definitely get takeout! We just had Japanese takeout. My favorite Chinese food is General Tso's tofu. I have to make it at home, though, because there are no good Chinese restaurants near us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Oh, here’s what’s funny: i just texted DS18 and asked him what he would like and he said, “maybe something we haven’t tried before.” GMTA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I think I’m gonna try crab rangoons, general tso’s chicken and maybe mugoo gai pan. Never have had any of those things. Maybe also an old standby so picky people can be picky if they aren’t feeling adventuresome. *coughDS13cough* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 TGIF ? take a break from cooking. My kids favorite at Panda Express is orange chicken. For Trader Joe’s, DS13 like the King Pao Chicken. We also like the lotus wrapped glutinous rice which looks like this link https://dimsumguide.com/site/view/Sticky-Rice-Wrapped-in-Lotus-Leaves I like the steamed pork buns which is available at take out in 99Ranch supermarket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Steamed Pork buns! I don’t think we have that here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 19 minutes ago, Selkie said: My favorite Chinese food is General Tso's tofu. I have to make it at home, though, because there are no good Chinese restaurants near us. Is it easy to make? That's my fave Chinese dish too. (I'm vegetarian.) Luckily, one of the local Chinese restaurants here makes a great version. A different local place has vegetarian egg rolls, which I love because egg rolls almost always have meat in them. It's a treat to get those once in awhile. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 So, what'ja get, and how was it? Enquiring minds want to know...hahha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Sounds good to me. If there are leftovers, send some my way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 5 minutes ago, Chris in VA said: So, what'ja get, and how was it? Enquiring minds want to know...hahha I got: crab rangoons pan-fried dumplings (and now I can only think of the Pixar short) moogoo gai pan shrimp with snow peas wonton soup vegetable fried rice I had never gotten rangoons, moogoo gai or shrimp with snow peas before. Everything was good, though one son did not like the rangoons and dd was sad I didn’t get lo mein, which she apparently mentioned but I didn’t get. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 The pan fried dumplings will be jiaozi, not bao like in the Pixar short. So no need to worry about a complex parent-child relationship as you consume them. ? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof1 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I enjoy orange chicken, egg food young and egg rolls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Stacia said: Is it easy to make? That's my fave Chinese dish too. (I'm vegetarian.) Luckily, one of the local Chinese restaurants here makes a great version. A different local place has vegetarian egg rolls, which I love because egg rolls almost always have meat in them. It's a treat to get those once in awhile. This is the recipe I use: https://minimalistbaker.com/general-tsos-tofu/ It is a little bit time-consuming to make, but is so good! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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